Historical Birthday
30 Jan 1505
Thomas Tallis English composer born in Kent England (d. 1585)
30 Jan 1563
Franciscus Gomarus [Francois Gomaer] Dutch theologist and opera singer born in Bruges Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1641)
30 Jan 1615
Thomas Rolfe American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe born in Varina Farms Virginia (d. 1675)
30 Jan 1617
William Sancroft 79th Archbishop of Canterbury born in Fressingfield Suffolk England (d. 1693)
30 Jan 1624
Arnold Geulincx Flemish philosopher (About Virtue) born in Antwerp (d. 1669)
30 Jan 1628
George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham England born in London (d. 1687)
30 Jan 1661
Charles Rollin French historian born in Paris (d. 1741)
30 Jan 1687
[Johann] Balthasar Neumann German architect baptized
30 Jan 1697
Johann Joachim Quantz German royal flautist and composer born in Scheden Germany (d. 1773)
30 Jan 1708
Georg Dionysius Ehret German-English botanist and cartoonist born in Heidelberg Germany (d. 1770)
30 Jan 1710
Vigilio Blasio Faitello Italian composer (d. 1768)
30 Jan 1720
Charles De Geer Swedish industrialist and entomologist born in Finspng Sweden (d. 1778)
30 Jan 1724
Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger German composer born in Rosenheim (d. 1797)
30 Jan 1752
Joseph Matthias Kracher Austrian composer born in Mattighofen Austria (d. 1835)
30 Jan 1754
John Lansing Jr. American lawyer and statesman born in Albany New York (d. 1829)
30 Jan 1756
Josef Preindl Austrian organist and composer born in Marbach on the Danube Lower Austria (d. 1823)
30 Jan 1760
Frantiek Xaver Partsch Czech composer born in Duchcov (d. 1822)
30 Jan 1775
Walter Savage Landor English poet and writer (Imaginary Conversations) born in Warwick England (d. 1864)
30 Jan 1781
Adelbert von Chamisso French writer (Peter Schlemihl) born in Champagne (d. 1838)
30 Jan 1797
Edwin Vose Sumner American Major General (Union Army) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1863)
30 Jan 1814
Jean-Baptist Capronnier French-Belgian glass painter born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1891)
30 Jan 1816
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks American politician Major General (Union Army) born in Waltham Massachusetts (d. 1894)
30 Jan 1822
John Basil Turchin [Ivan Vasyliovych Turchin] Russian-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Don Host Oblast Russian Empire (d. 1901)
30 Jan 1822
Franz Ritter von Hauer Austrian geologist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1899)
30 Jan 1829
Alfred Cummings American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1910)
30 Jan 1832
Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier born in Royal Palace of Madrid Spain (d. 1897)
30 Jan 1835
Oliver Edwards American inventor and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1904)
30 Jan 1841
Alfred Townsend George American Civil War journalist born in Georgetown Delaware (d. 1914)
30 Jan 1841
Flix Faure 6th President of the French Third Republic (1895-99) born in Paris (d. 1899)
30 Jan 1844
Moritz von Bissing German gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) born in Ober Bellmannsdorf Prussia (d. 1917)
30 Jan 1846
Francis H. Bradley British idealist philosopher (Appearance and Reality) born in Clapham Surrey England (d. 1924)
30 Jan 1853
Leland Hone Irish cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1896)
30 Jan 1859
Tony Mullane Irish-American baseball player born in Cork Ireland (d. 1944)
30 Jan 1861
Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler [Martin Karl Lffler] German-born US violinist and composer born in Schneberg Germany (d. 1935)
30 Jan 1862
Walter Johannes Damrosch German-American composer born in Breslau Prussia (d. 1950)
30 Jan 1865
Samuel Pierre lHonor Naber Dutch rear-admiral and librarian born in Zwolle Netherlands (d. 1936)
30 Jan 1866
Gelett Burgess American humorist and author (The Purple Cow) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1951)
30 Jan 1871
Seymour Hicks British actor and theatrical impresario (Scrooge) born in St. Hlier Isle of Jersey England (d. 1949)
30 Jan 1871
Wilfred Lucas Canadian actor (Pardon Us Chump at Oxford) born in Ontario Canada (d. 1940)
30 Jan 1873
Rose Melville American stage actress (A Baby Grand Her Great Invention) born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 1946)
30 Jan 1873
Georges Ricard-Cordingley French painter born in Lyon France (d. 1939)
30 Jan 1878
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Estonian author (Truth and Justice) born in Vetepere Governorate of Estonia Russian Empire (d. 1940)
30 Jan 1885
John Henry Towers American naval aviator born in Rome Georgia (d. 1955)
30 Jan 1889
Jaishankar Prasad Hindi poet dramatist and novelist born in Varanasi India (d. 1937)
30 Jan 1892
Charles Trowbridge Haubiel American composer pianist and lecturer (Tre Ritratti Characteristici) born in Delta Ohio (d. 1978)
30 Jan 1892
Grigore Gafencu Romanian minister of Foreign affairs (1938-39) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1957)
30 Jan 1894
Boris III Tsar of Bulgaria (1918-43) born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 1943)
30 Jan 1894
Marcel Canneel Flemish painter (Reuzenstoet) (d. 1953)
30 Jan 1899
Max Theiler South African-American virologist who developed vaccine for Yellow Fever (Nobel Prize 1951) born in Pretoria (d. 1972)
30 Jan 1900
Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky Soviet operetta and film composer born in Lokhvitsa Russian Empire (d. 1955)
30 Jan 1900
Martita Hunt Argentine-born English actress (Man in Grey Great Expectations) born in Buenos Aires (d. 1969)
30 Jan 1900
Sandy Powell English comedian born in Rotherham South Yorkshire England (d. 1982)
30 Jan 1901
Hans Erich Nossak German writer born in Hamburg (d. 1977)
30 Jan 1902
Elise Cavanna American actress (Pharmacist Dentist Barber Shop) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
30 Jan 1902
Nikolaus Pevsner Engl art historian (The Buildings of England)
30 Jan 1903
G Evelyn Hutchinson British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology)
30 Jan 1906
Greta Nissen Norwegian-born American actress (Ambassador Bill) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1988)
30 Jan 1908
Richard Hearne British actor (Tons of Trouble The Time of His Life) born in Norwich England (d. 1979)
30 Jan 1909
Saul David Alinsky radical writer (John L Lewis) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jan 1910
Frans Dohmen union leader (Dutch Catholic Mineworkers Union)
30 Jan 1911
Sir Alexander Ogston British surgeon (discovered Staphylococcus) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 1929)
30 Jan 1911
Hugh Marlowe [Hipple] US actor (All About Eve Ellery Queen) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
30 Jan 1911
Roy Eldridge American jazz trumpet player (Gene Krupa Artie Shaw) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
30 Jan 1912
Barbara Tuchman American historianauthor (Pulitzer Guns of August)
30 Jan 1912
Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1932)
30 Jan 1912
Francis Schaeffer American Evangelical theologian and pastor (d. 1984)
30 Jan 1913
Dicky Fuller cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935 1 0-12)
30 Jan 1913
Amrita Sher-Gil Hungarian-Indian painter described as the Indian Frida Kahlo and one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century born in Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1941)
30 Jan 1914
David Wayne American stage and screen actor (Andromeda Strain Adams Rib) born in Traverse City Michigan (d. 1995)
30 Jan 1914
John Ireland Canadian actor (All the Kings Men Rawhide Gunfight at OK Corral) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 1992)
30 Jan 1914
Louis Osman artist architect goldsmith medallistcraftsman
30 Jan 1915
Dorothy Dell [Goff] American child actress (Little Miss Marker Wharf Angel) born in Hattiesburg Mississippi (d. 1934)
30 Jan 1915
Pierre Wissmer Swiss composertheory (Capitaine Bruno)
30 Jan 1915
John Profumo British cabinet minister (Profumo scandal) born in London England (d. 2006)
30 Jan 1915
Joachim Peiper German SS officer (d. 1976 by assassination)
30 Jan 1917
Paul Frre Belgian racing driver and motorsport journalist d. 2008)
30 Jan 1918
David Opatoshu [Opatovsky] American actor and writer (Star Trek Bonino Secret Empire Masada) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1918
Jarl Andre Bjerke [Bernhard Borge] Norwegian poetwriter
30 Jan 1920
George Skibine RussUS dancerchoreographer (Tragedy in Verona)
30 Jan 1920
Patrick Heron British abstract painter born in Leeds South Yorkshire (d. 1999)
30 Jan 1920
Carwood Lipton American WWII veteran (d. 2001)
30 Jan 1931
Allan W. Eckert American historian naturalist and author
30 Jan 1932
Kazuo Inamori Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co)
30 Jan 1932
Knock Yokoyama Japanese comedian and politician
30 Jan 1933
Louis Rukeyser financial whiz (Wall Street Week)
30 Jan 1921
Bernie Leighton orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime) born in West Haven Connecticut
30 Jan 1922
Dick Martin [Thomas Richard] American actor and comedian (Rowan & Martins Laugh-In Carbon Copy) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2008)
30 Jan 1924
Margaret Beda Nicholson author (No Medals for the Major)
30 Jan 1924
Margaret Yorke [Margaret Beda Nicholson] Compton Surrey author (Patrick Grant novels) (d. 2012)
30 Jan 1925
Dorothy Malone American actress (At Gunpoint Night & Day Peyton Place) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2018)
30 Jan 1927
Olof Palme PM of Sweden (1969-76 1982-86) assassinated born in Stockholm Sweden
30 Jan 1928
Harold Prince US producerdirector (West Side Story Evita)
30 Jan 1928
Mitch Leigh American musical composer (Man of La Mancha) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2014)
30 Jan 1929
Hugh Tayfield cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60)
30 Jan 1929
Lucille Teasdale-Corti Canadian surgeon and international aid worker (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1930
Magnus Adem Malan South African minister of Defense (1980- )
30 Jan 1930
Sandy Amors Cuban baseball player (d. 1992)
30 Jan 1930
Samuel J. Byck American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (d. 1974)
30 Jan 1931
Shirley Hazzard Australian-born author (Transit of Venus) born in Sydney (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1933
Richard Dufallo clarinetistconductor born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jan 1934
Tammy Grimes American actress (Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in Lynn Massachusetts (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1935
Richard Brautigan novelistpoet (Trout Fishing in America) born in Tacoma Washington
30 Jan 1935
John George Hughes British academic and 9th bishop of Kensington (1987-1994) born in England (d. 1994)
30 Jan 1935
Elsa Martinelli Italian actress (Indian Fighter) born in Grosseto Tuscany Italy (d. 2017)
30 Jan 1937
Boris Spassky Russian chess player (world champion 1969-72 born in Leningrad Russia
30 Jan 1937
Vanessa Redgrave British actress (Blow-Up Julia Orient Express) born in London England
30 Jan 1937
Ed Hansen American film director and editor (d. 2005)
30 Jan 1938
Marcel P. A. van Dam Dutch politicianCEO (VARA RadioTV)
30 Jan 1938
Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal] Dutch actressdirector (Bridge too Far)
30 Jan 1938
Islam Karimov President of Uzbekistan (1991-2016) born in Samarkand (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1940
David Johnson American composer born in Batavia New York
30 Jan 1941
Gregory Benford American author & scientist born in Mobile Alabama
30 Jan 1941
Tineke Lagerberg Dutch swimmer born in Bussum Netherlands
30 Jan 1942
Dries Holten Dutch singer (Sandra & Andres) born in Cimahi Indonesia
30 Jan 1942
David J. Brown English cricketer (Warwicks pace bowler played 26X for England) born in Walsall United Kingdom
30 Jan 1942
Marty Balin [Buchwald] American singer (Jefferson AirplaneStarship) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2018)
30 Jan 1943
Davy Johnson American baseball player & manager (NY Mets) born in Orlando Florida
30 Jan 1943
Sandy Deane American rocker (Jay and the Americans) born in Brooklyn New York
30 Jan 1944
Lynn Harrell American cellist born in New York City New York
30 Jan 1945
Michael Dorris American novelist & scholar born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1997)
30 Jan 1945
Robert Wittinger Austrian-born German composer born in Knittelfeld Austria
30 Jan 1946
Lord Mackay of Drumadoon British QC born in Edinburgh United Kingdom
30 Jan 1947
Martin Christoph Redel German composer born in Detmold Germany
30 Jan 1947
Steve Marriott English musician & songwriter (Humble Pie-Eat It Faces) born in Manor Park London (d. 1991)
30 Jan 1947
Les Barker English poet born in Manchester United Kingdom
30 Jan 1948
Nicholas Broomfield English documentary film director (Dark Obsession Heidi Fleiss) born in London United Kingdom
30 Jan 1948
Paul Magee Provisional IRA member born in Belfast Ireland
30 Jan 1950
Bruce Howard Lidington English actor (Sword of Valiant Mosses) born in Harrow London
30 Jan 1950
Silvia Bertolaccini Argentine LPGA golfer born in Rafaela Argentina
30 Jan 1950
Trinidad Silva American actor born in Mission Texas (d. 1988)
30 Jan 1951
Bobby Stokes English football player born in Portsmouth United Kingdom (d 1995)
30 Jan 1951
Charles S. Dutton American actor (Alien 3 Crocodile Dundee 2 Roc) born in Baltimore Maryland
30 Jan 1951
Andy Anderson English drummer (Cure) born in Essex England
30 Jan 1951
Phil Collins English drummer & singer (Genesis-Against All Odds) born in Chiswick England
30 Jan 1951
Trevor Laughlin Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79) born in Nyah West Australia
30 Jan 1952
Doug Falconer Canadian football player born in Calgary Canada
30 Jan 1953
Fred Hembeck American cartoonist born in Yaphank New York
30 Jan 1954
Alides Hidding Dutch singer & songwriter (Time Bandits) born in Schoonoord Netherlands
30 Jan 1955
Curtis Strange American golfer (US Open 1988-89) born in Norfolk Virginia
30 Jan 1955
Judith Tarr American sci-fi author (Isle of Glass Ars Magica) born in Augusta Maine
30 Jan 1956
Jeremy Gittins English actor born in Manchester United Kingdom
30 Jan 1956
Keiichi Tsuchiya Japanese racing driver born in Tomi Japan
30 Jan 1958
Brett Butler American comedian (Grace-Grace Under Fire) born in Montgomery Alabama
30 Jan 1958
Rob van Zandvoort Dutch rock vocalist & keyboardist (Jack of Hearts) born in Kerkrade Netherlands
30 Jan 1959
Jody Watley American dancer (Solid Gold)singer (Looking For a New Love) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jan 1960
Tony ODell American actor (Alan Pinkard-Head of the Class) born in Pasadena California
30 Jan 1961
Ranjit Madurasinghe Sri Lankan cricketer (3 Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92) born in Kurunegala Sri Lanka
30 Jan 1962
Abdullah II of Jordan King of Jordan (1999-present) born in Amman Jordan
30 Jan 1962
Mary Kay Letourneau American convicted statutory rapist born in Tustin California
30 Jan 1965
Julie McCullough American playmate (Feb 86)actress (Growing Pains) born in Honolulu Hawaii
30 Jan 1966
Danielle Goyette Canadian ice hockey player (Canada Olympics 1998)
30 Jan 1966
Daphne Ashbrook American actress (Liz-Our Family Honor) born in Long Beach California
30 Jan 1967
Bill Leverty American guitarist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime) born in Richmond Virginia
30 Jan 1967
Jay Gordon American musician born in San Francisco California
30 Jan 1968
Bob Nardella Italian-American ice hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998) born in Melrose Park Illinois
30 Jan 1968
Trevor Dunn American musician (Mr. Bungle Fantmas Secret Chiefs 3) born in Eureka California
30 Jan 1969
Carolyn Kepcher American businesswoman & reality TV show star (The Apprentice) born in Westchester County New York
30 Jan 1970
Scott Levins American NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators) born in Spokane Washington
30 Jan 1971
Brent Moss American football running back (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Racine Wisconsin
30 Jan 1971
Chris Slade American football player (New England Patriots) born in Newport News Virginia
30 Jan 1971
Kimo Von Oelhoffen American football defensive tackle (Cin Bengals) born in Kaunakakai Hawaii
30 Jan 1971
Milko Pieren Dutch football player (Sparta) born in Rotterdam the Netherlands
30 Jan 1971
Quentin Neujahr American ice hockey player (Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns) born in Seward Nebraska
30 Jan 1971
Takeshi Yamanaka Japanese ice hockey player (Team Japan 1998) born in Hokkaido Japan
30 Jan 1971
Trent Klatt American ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers) born in Robbinsdale Minnesota
30 Jan 1971
Darren Boyd British actor born in Hastings United Kingdom
30 Jan 1972
Chris Simon Canadian ice hockey player (Colorado Avalanche) born in Wawa Ontario
30 Jan 1972
Jill McGill American LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-2nd) born in Denver Colorado
30 Jan 1973
Jalen Rose American basketball player (Indiana Pacers) born in Detroit Michigan
30 Jan 1628
George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham English statesman and poet born in London (d. 1687)
30 Jan 1697
Johann Joachim Quantz German royal flautist & composer born in Scheden Germany (d. 1773)
30 Jan 1708
Georg Dionysius Ehret German-English botanist & cartoonist born in Heidelberg Germany (d. 1770)
30 Jan 1720
Charles De Geer Swedish industrialist & entomologist born in Finspng Sweden (d. 1778)
30 Jan 1754
John Lansing Jr. American lawyer & statesman born in Albany New York (d. 1829)
30 Jan 1756
Josef Preindl Austrian organist & composer born in Marbach on the Danube Lower Austria (d. 1823)
30 Jan 1775
Walter Savage Landor English poet & writer (Imaginary Conversations) born in Warwick England (d. 1864)
30 Jan 1835
Oliver Edwards American inventor & Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1904)
30 Jan 1866
Gelett Burgess American humorist & author (The Purple Cow) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1951)
30 Jan 1871
Seymour Hicks British actor & theatrical impresario (Scrooge) born in St. Hlier Isle of Jersey England (d. 1949)
30 Jan 1900
Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky Soviet operetta & film composer born in Lokhvitsa Russian Empire (d. 1955)
30 Jan 1902
Nikolaus Pevsner German-British art historian (The Buildings of England) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1983)
30 Jan 1903
G. Evelyn Hutchinson British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology) born in Cambridge United Kingdom (d. 1991)
30 Jan 1909
Saul David Alinsky American radical writer (John L Lewis) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
30 Jan 1910
Chidambaram Subramaniam Indian politician born in Pollachi taluk (d. 2000)
30 Jan 1911
Hugh Marlowe [Hipple] American actor (All About Eve Ellery Queen) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
30 Jan 1912
Barbara Tuchman American historian & author (Pulitzer Guns of August) born in New York (d. 1989)
30 Jan 1912
Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz Polish discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1932) born in Pabianice Poland
30 Jan 1912
Francis Schaeffer American Evangelical theologian and pastor born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
30 Jan 1913
Dicky Fuller West Indian cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935 1 0-12) born in St. Ann Parish Jamaica (d. 1987)
30 Jan 1913
Percy Thrower English radio host born in England United Kingdom (d. 1988)
30 Jan 1914
David Wayne American stage & screen actor (Andromeda Strain Adams Rib) born in Traverse City Michigan (d. 1995)
30 Jan 1914
Louis Osman English architect & artist born in Exeter United Kingdom (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1915
Joachim Peiper German SS officer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1976)
30 Jan 1917
Paul Frre Belgian racing driver & motorsport journalist born in Le Havre France (d. 2008)
30 Jan 1918
David Opatoshu [Opatovsky] American actor & writer (Star Trek Bonino Secret Empire Masada) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1918
Jarl Andre Bjerke [Bernhard Borge] Norwegian poet & writer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1985)
30 Jan 1919
Robert Suter Swiss composer born in St. Gallen Switzerland (d. 2008)
30 Jan 1919
Nikolay Glazkov Russian poet born in Lyskovo Russia (d. 1979)
30 Jan 1920
George Skibine Russian-American ballet dancer & choreographer (Tragedy in Verona) born in Yasnaya Polyana Russia (d. 1981)
30 Jan 1920
Carwood Lipton American WWII veteran born in Huntingon West Virginia (d. 2001)
30 Jan 1921
Bernie Leighton American orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime) born in West Haven Connecticut (d. 1994)
30 Jan 1922
Dick Martin [Thomas Richard] American actor & comedian (Rowan & Martins Laugh-In Carbon Copy) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2008)
30 Jan 1922
Pal Jardanyi Hungarian composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1966)
30 Jan 1924
Lloyd Alexander American writer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
30 Jan 1924
Margaret Yorke [Margaret Beda Nicholson] English author (Patrick Grant novels No Medals for the Major) born in Compton Surrey England (d. 2012)
30 Jan 1926
Lizbeth Webb English soprano & stage actress born in Reading United Kingdom (d. 2013)
30 Jan 1927
Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76 1982-86) assassinated born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1986)
30 Jan 1928
Andrew Salkey Panamanian-Jamaican novelist born in Coln Panama (d. 1995)
30 Jan 1928
Harold Prince American producer & director (West Side Story Evita) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1929
Hugh Tayfield South African cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1994)
30 Jan 1929
Lucille Teasdale-Corti Canadian surgeon & international aid worker born in Montreal Canada (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1930
Sandy Amors Cuban baseball player born in Havana Cuba (d. 1992)
30 Jan 1930
Samuel J. Byck American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
30 Jan 1931
Shirley Hazzard Australian-born author (Transit of Venus) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1931
Stewart McKinney American politician (Rep-R-CT 1971- ) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
30 Jan 1931
John Crosbie Canadian politician born in St. Johns Canada (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1931
Allan W. Eckert American historian naturalist and author born in Buffalo New York
30 Jan 1932
Kazuo Inamori Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co) born in Yakushi Japan
30 Jan 1932
Knock Yokoyama Japanese comedian & politician born in Kobe Japan (d. 2007)
30 Jan 1933
Louis Rukeyser American financial journalist (Wall Street Week) born in New York (d. 2006)
30 Jan 1933
Richard Dufallo American clarinetist & conductor born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jan 1935
Richard Brautigan American novelist & poet (Trout Fishing in America) born in Tacoma Washington
30 Jan 1935
John George Hughes British academic & 9th bishop of Kensington (1987-1994) born in England (d. 1994)
30 Jan 1936
F. Vernon Boozer American politician born in Norfolk Virginia
30 Jan 1937
Ed Hansen American film director & editor born in Minnesota United States (d. 2005)
30 Jan 1938
Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal] Dutch actress & director (Bridge too Far)
30 Jan 1939
Frank Wolf American politician (Rep-R-VA 1981- ) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
30 Jan 1943
Davy Johnson American baseball player and manager (NY Mets) born in Orlando Florida
30 Jan 1948
Akira Yoshino Japanese chemist (lithium-ion battery) 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry born in Suita Japan
30 Jan 1950
Silvia Bertolaccini Argentine golfer (4-time LPGA Tour titles) born in Rafaela Argentina
30 Jan 1965
Julie McCullough American actress (Growing Pains) & Playboy playmate (Feb 86) born in Honolulu Hawaii
30 Jan 1968
Bob Nardella Italian-American ice hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998 Chicago Wolves) born in Melrose Park Illinois
30 Jan 1973
Jimmy Oliver Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
30 Jan 1973
Sharone Wright American basketball player (Toronto Raptors) born in Macon Georgia
30 Jan 1974
Robert Rollins English cricketer (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman) born in London England
30 Jan 1974
Jemima Khan English socialite born in London United Kingdom
30 Jan 1975
Juninho Pernambucano Brazilian footballer born in Pernambuco Brazil
30 Jan 1975
Yumi Yoshimura Japanese singer (Puffy Amiyumi) born in Osaka Prefecture Japan
30 Jan 1976
Andy Milonakis American comedian born in Katonah New York
30 Jan 1977
Deltha ONeal American football player born in Palo Alto California
30 Jan 1978
John Patterson American baseball player born in Orange Texas
30 Jan 1980
Joozinho Brazilian footballer born in Sergipe Brazil
30 Jan 1980
Leilani Dowding British glamour model born in Bournemouth United Kingdom
30 Jan 1925
Chalmers Bump Elliott American College Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (U of Michigan) and college athletics administrator (Iowa) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1933
Richard Dufallo American clarinetist & conductor born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
30 Jan 1938
Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal] Dutch actress & director (Bridge too Far)
30 Jan 1944
Lynn Harrell American cellist born in New York City New York (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1951
Bobby Stokes English football player born in Portsmouth United Kingdom (d. 1995)
30 Jan 1965
Julie McCullough American actress (Growing Pains) & Playboy playmate (Feb 86) born in Honolulu Hawaii
30 Jan 1974
Jemima Khan English socialite previously married to Imran Khan born in London United Kingdom
30 Jan 1771
George Bass English explorer of Australia (Bass Strait) born in Sleaford England (d 1803)
30 Jan 1861
Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler [Martin Karl Lffler] German-American violinist and composer born in Schneberg Germany (d. 1935)
30 Jan 1862
Walter Damrosch German-American conductor (New York Symphony 1885-1928 commissioned Gershwins Piano Concerto) and composer (The Man Without A Country) born in Breslau Silesia (d. 1950) [1]
30 Jan 1914
Louis Osman British artist goldsmith architect and craftsman born in Exeter Devon England (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1926
Vasili Arkhipov Soviet Russian Navy submarine officer credited with successfully arguing against a Soviet nuclear strike during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis born in Staraya Kupavna Russia (d. 1998)
30 Jan 1927
Ahmed Abdul-Malik [Jonathan Tim Jr.] American jazz double bassist and oud player (Odetta Thelonius Monk) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
30 Jan 1930
Frank OBannon American politician (Governor of Indiana 1997-2003) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2003)
30 Jan 1932
Vladimr Heger Czech basketball coach (Czechoslovakia 1965-69 72-76 Netherlands 1983-85) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 2021)
30 Jan 1935
Richard Brautigan American novelist and poet (Trout Fishing in America) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1984)
30 Jan 1943
Davey Johnson American baseball second baseman (4 MLB All-Star World Series 1966 70 Baltimore Orioles) and manager (World Series 1986 NY Mets) born in Orlando Florida
30 Jan 1944
Frank Burrows Scottish soccer defender (Swindon Town 297 games) and manager (Portsmouth Cardiff Swansea) born in Larkhall Scotland (d. 2021)
30 Jan 1947
Steve Marriott British rock guitarist singer & songwriter (Small Faces 1965-68 75-78) Humble Pie 1969-75 79-83 - Eat It) born in Manor Park London (d. 1991)
30 Jan 1950
Trinidad Silva American character actor (Hill St Blues -Jesus Martinez) born in Mission Texas (d. 1988)
30 Jan 1952
Valery Khalilov Russian military conductor and composer born Termez Uzbek SSR Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1959
Jody Watley American R&B singer (Shalamar Looking For a New Love) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Jan 1962
Mara Granillo Mexican classical composer (Breathing Music Mousai) and educator born in Torren Coahuila Mexico
30 Jan 1963
Danny Wright American new age pianist and composer born in Fort Worth Texas
30 Jan 1967
Bill Leverty American guitarist (Firehouse - Love of a Lifetime) born in Richmond Virginia
30 Jan 1967
Jay Gordon American rock vocalist born in San Francisco California
30 Jan 1687
Balthasar Neumann German Baroque architect (pilgrimage church at Vierzehnheiligen) born in Eger Bohemia (d. 1753) (date baptized)
30 Jan 1694
Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster German composer born in Gangekofen Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. c.1751)
30 Jan 1697
Johann Joachim Quantz German royal flautist & composer born in Oberscheden Electorate of Hanover (now Scheden Germany) (d. 1773)
30 Jan 1710
Vigilio Blasio Faitello Italian composer born in Bolzano Holy Roman Empire (now Italy) (d. 1768)
30 Jan 1724
Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger German composer born in Rosenheim Upper Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1797)
30 Jan 1771
George Bass English explorer of Australia (Bass Strait) born in Sleaford England (possibly d. 1803)
30 Jan 1844
Richard T. Greener African-American pioneering scholar and diplomat who was Harvard Colleges 1st Black graduate University of South Carolina 1st Black professor and Americas 1st Black diplomat to a white country born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1922) [1]
30 Jan 1853
Leland Hone Irish cricket wicketkeeper (1 Test first Irishman to represent England MCC) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1896)
30 Jan 1911
Alexander George Ogston British biochemist and educator (professor at Australian National University 1959-70 president of Trinity College - Oxford 1970-78) born in Bombay British India (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1911
Hugh Marlowe [Hipple] American actor (All About Eve Ellery Queen) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
30 Jan 1912
Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz Polish discus thrower (medals in 1932 and 1936 Olympics) born in Pabianice Poland (d. 1990)
30 Jan 1923
Walt Dropo American MLB baseball second baseman 1949-61 AL Rookie of the Year (Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox and 3 other teams) born in Moosup Connecticut (d. 2010)
30 Jan 1926
Vasily Arkhipov Soviet-Russian naval officer who saved the world by refusing to launch a nuclear torpedo from submarine B-59 during the Cuban Missile Crisis born in Zvorkovo Russian SFSR Soviet Union (d. 1998)
30 Jan 1930
Frank OBannon American politician (Governor of Indiana 1997-2003) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2003)
30 Jan 1931
Stewart McKinney American politician (Rep-R-CT 1971-87) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
30 Jan 1936
Horst Jankowski German jazz and easy listening pianist (A Walk In The Black Forest) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1998)
30 Jan 1939
Frank Wolf American politician (Rep-R-VA 1981-2015) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
30 Jan 1941
Joe Terry (Terranova) American Doo-wop singer (Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1943
Marta Minujn Argentine artist (Parthenon of Banned Books) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
30 Jan 1943
Sandy Deane [Yaguda] American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - This Magic Moment) born in Brooklyn New York
30 Jan 1949
William King American singer trumpet player songwriter guitarist percussionist and choreographer (The Commodores - Lady) born in Birmingham Alabama
30 Jan 1950
Jack Newton Australian golfer (British Open runner-up 1975 US Masters runner-up 1980) born in Cessnock Australia (d. 2022)
30 Jan 1950
Trinidad Silva American character actor (Hill Street Blues -Jesus Martinez) born in Mission Texas (d. 1988)
30 Jan 1951
(Clifford) Andy Anderson British session and touring drummer (Steve Hillage The Cure 1983-84) born in Essex England (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1951
Charles S. Dutton American actor (Alien 3 Crocodile Dundee 2 Roc) born in Baltimore Maryland
30 Jan 1954
Alides Hidding Dutch singer-songwriter (Time Bandits) born in Schoonoord Netherlands
30 Jan 1954
Jochen Kowalski German concert and operatic countertenor (Hamburg State Opera 1984-present) born in Wachow East Germany (now part of Nauen Germany)
30 Jan 1959
Mark Eitzel American guitarist and singer-songwriter (American Music Club - Wish the World Away) born in Walnut Creek California
30 Jan 1968
Trevor Dunn American musician (Mr. Bungle Fantmas Secret Chiefs 3) born in Eureka California
30 Jan 1563
Franciscus Gomarus [Francois Gomaer] Dutch theologian Calvinist minister and academic born in Bruges Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1641)
30 Jan 1590
Anne Clifford English noblewoman who fought for her inheritance and restored castles born at Skipton Castle Yorkshire England (d. 1676) [1]
30 Jan 1647
Konrad Hoffler German composer born in Nuremberg (d. 1705)
30 Jan 1697
Johann Joachim Quantz German royal flautist and composer born in Oberscheden Electorate of Hanover (now Scheden Germany) (d. 1773)
30 Jan 1724
Ignaz Franz Xaver Krzinger German violinist composer and Kapellmeister born in Rosenheim Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1797)
30 Jan 1771
George Bass English explorer of Australia (Bass Strait) born in Sleaford England (d. 1803)
30 Jan 1832
Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier born in the Royal Palace of Madrid Spain (d. 1897)
30 Jan 1912
Barbara Tuchman American historian and author (Pulitzer Guns of August) born in New York (d. 1989)
30 Jan 1918
David Opatoshu [Opatovsky] American actor and writer (Star Trek Bonino Secret Empire Masada) born in New York City (d. 1996)
30 Jan 1918
Jarl Andre Bjerke [Bernhard Borge] Norwegian poet and writer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1985)
30 Jan 1923
Walt Dropo American MLB baseball first baseman 1949-61 AL Rookie of the Year (Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox and 3 other teams) born in Moosup Connecticut (d. 2010)
30 Jan 1926
Lizbeth Webb English soprano and stage actress born in Reading United Kingdom (d. 2013)
30 Jan 1928
Harold Prince American producer and director (West Side Story Evita) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1932
Knock Yokoyama Japanese comedian and politician born in Kobe Japan (d. 2007)
30 Jan 1933
Richard Dufallo American clarinetist and conductor born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2000)
30 Jan 1937
Ed Hansen American film director and editor born in Minnesota United States (d. 2005)
30 Jan 1938
Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal] Dutch actress and director (Bridge too Far)
30 Jan 1939
Norma Tanega American folk and pop singer-songwriter guitarist (Walkin My Cat Named Dog Youre Dead) percussionist and painter born in Vallejo California (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1941
Gregory Benford American author and scientist born in Mobile Alabama
30 Jan 1944
Lynn Harrell American cellist born in New York City (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1945
Michael Dorris American novelist and scholar born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1997)
30 Jan 1947
Steve Marriott British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Small Faces 1965-68 75-78) Humble Pie 1969-75 79-83 - Eat It) born in Manor Park London (d. 1991)
30 Jan 1952
Valery Khalilov Russian military conductor and composer born in Termez Uzbek SSR Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1647
Konrad Hoffler German composer born in Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1705)
30 Jan 1687
Balthasar Neumann German Baroque architect (pilgrimage church at Vierzehnheiligen) born in Eger Bohemia (d. 1753) [date baptized]
30 Jan 1694
Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster German composer born in Gangekofen Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. c.1751)
30 Jan 1697
Johann Joachim Quantz German royal flautist and composer born in Oberscheden Electorate of Hanover Holy Roman Empire (d. 1773)
30 Jan 1710
Vigilio Blasio Faitello Italian composer born in Bolzano Holy Roman Empire (d. 1768)
30 Jan 1724
Ignaz Franz Xaver Krzinger German violinist composer and Kapellmeister born in Rosenheim Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1797)
30 Jan 1913
Amrita Sher-Gil Hungarian-Indian painter described as the Indian Frida Kahlo and one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century born in Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1941)
30 Jan 1931
Allan W. Eckert American historian naturalist and author (Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom Incident at Hawks Hill) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2011)
30 Jan 1932
Kazuo Inamori Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co) born in Yakushi Japan (d. 2022)
30 Jan 1935
Jean-Paul Vignon French actor and singer born in Dire-Daou French Somaliland (d. 2024)
30 Jan 1936
Dries Holten Dutch pop singer (Sandra & Andres) born in Cimahi Dutch East Indies (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1940
David C. Johnson American composer flautist educator and electronic music performer (Stockhausen) born in Batavia New York (d. 2021)
30 Jan 1943
Sandy Deane [Yaguda] American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - This Magic Moment) born in Brooklyn New York City
30 Jan 1944
Lynn Harrell American concert cellist born in New York City (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1945
Michael Dorris American novelist (A Yellow Raft in Blue Water The Broken Cord ). and scholar (Dartmouth) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1997)
30 Jan 1952
Doug Falconer Canadian football player born in Calgary Alberta
30 Jan 1952
Valery Khalilov Russian military conductor and composer born in Termez Uzbek SSR Soviet Union (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1962
Mary Kay Letourneau American convicted sex offender and teacher born in Tustin California (d. 2020)
30 Jan 1760
Frantiek Xaver Partsch Czech composer and organist born in Duchcov Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1822)
30 Jan 1894
Marcel Canneel Belgian painter (Les Patineurs) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1953) [1]
30 Jan 1919
Fred Korematsu American civil rights activist born in Oakland California (d. 2005) [1]
30 Jan 1920
Delbert Mann American television and film director (Marty Separate Tables A Gathering of Eagles) born in Lawrence Kansas (d. 2007)
30 Jan 1928
Andrew Salkey Panamanian-Jamaican novelist and poet (A Quality of Violence In the Hills Where Her Dreams Live Poems for Chile) born in Coln Panama (d. 1995)
30 Jan 1928
Harold Prince American theatre producer and director (West Side Story Evita Cabaret Sweeney Todd) earned a record 21 Tony Awards born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
30 Jan 1928
Jack Germond American political reporter and television personality (The McLaughlin Group) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2013)
30 Jan 1934
Tammy Grimes American Tony Award-winning actress and singer (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in Lynn Massachusetts (d. 2016)
30 Jan 1935
(Edward) Tubby Hayes British jazz saxophonist flautist and vibraphone player born in St Pancras London England (d. 1973)
30 Jan 1937
Boris Spassky Russian chess player (world champion 1969-72) born in Leningrad Russia (d. 2025)
30 Jan 1942
Martin Izquierdo Mexican costume designer known for his theatrical wings (Angels in America Victorias Secret) born in Mexico City (d. 2025) [1]
30 Jan 1943
Amanda Feilding British countess researcher and advocate for using psychedelic drugs as therapy born in Oxford England (d. 2025) [1]
30 Jan 1943
Davey Johnson American baseball second baseman (World Series 1966 1970 Baltimore Orioles 4 MLB All-Star Atlanta Braves) and manager (World Series 1986 NY Mets Manager of the Year 1997 Baltimore Orioles 2012 Washington Nationals 2012) born in Orlando Florida (d. 2025) [1] [2]
30 Jan 1947
Masaki Kashiwara Japanese mathematician 2025 Abel Prize for his work on the theory of symmetry born in Yki Japan
30 Jan 1956
Henry Doktorski American concert accordionist organist author and Hare Krishna historian born in New Brunswick New Jersey
30 Jan 1956
Jeremy Gittins British actor (Michael the Vicar in Keeping Up Appearances) born in Manchester England
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